Yeah, I'm interested in one but I want to see one first, and I'm not paying more than MSRP. dkfirearms.com had them priced at $1499 but show sold out already, so not sure if they are going to get $2000 plus. I can wait a while too, and see if prices come down. I suspect they'll get below $1499 but as you say, might be a year or three.
I have word from a good source that the lockwork on the new Pythons will not jump time. Colt has one they have fired 50,000 times with no problems. The triggers are as good as the old Pythons and the guns are more durable. They come in a 4.25 inch and a 6 inch length now. The guy I heard this from has an old and a new one.
Colt redesigned the action to make it more durable. They may make some Royal Blue ones but those cost a lot more to make.
Colt redesigned the action to make it more durable. They may make some Royal Blue ones but those cost a lot more to make.
Just saw one on Armslist for $2100
Sorry GED, but I gotta call BS on the bold part above. I have it on good authority that GED used this handgun when he was first qualified and started walkin' a beat. Word is, he had to buy his own firearm, as was the custom back in the 1800's, but quickly sold it and thus it began: a life-long, century spanning obsession with purchasing and almost immediately selling. Never satisfied; he was among that small category of early coppers always searching for "the perfect handgun".
Well, I gotta say, the ol' flintlock was a helluva pistol. Kinda slow and cumbersome to reload, and not very accurate, but if'n you had a patrol along the local crick or stream, flints were always available. Plus, they made damn good head knockers for them ornery fellers. 
I bought a new Colt Detective in the 70's, sold it later. Just wasn't a S&W...
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